]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article29166343.htmlHow Wichita restaurateurs, parents handle misbehaving kids in restaurantshttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article28709803.html#storylink=rss
A Maine diner owner screaming at a child brings up an age-old conversation about dining out with your children. If parents aren’t keeping their children under control in restaurants, do others have the right to intervene? … Click to Continue »]]>Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:12:00 CDTBy Denise Neil

The Wichita Eagle

]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article28709803.htmlBumble, the dating app where women make the first movehttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article27644680.html#storylink=rss
A few hours into my first conversation with a man on Bumble – a dating app where, after there’s a match, it’s up to the woman to say hello – I popped the question: “So this is my first Bumble conversation, and I don’t want to bumble it,” I wrote. “Too soon to ask if you’d want to meet up sometime?” … Click to Continue »]]>Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:39:18 CDT By Lisa Bonos

Washington Post

]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article27644680.htmlTell us about the vacation that went wronghttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article27170776.html#storylink=rss
At the height of summer vacation season, a new installment in the “National Lampoon Vacation” movie series will be released on July 29, titled simply “Vacation.” In this comedy, Clark Griswold’s son, Rusty, surprises his wife and two sons with a cross-country trip to the family-fun park Wally World before it closes for good. … Click to Continue »]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 17:50:15 CDTWichita Eagle]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article27170776.htmlHow to see everyone who’s unfriended you on Facebook (and everywhere else)http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article27112420.html#storylink=rss
In the era of the quantified, commodified “friendship,” there are few slights so keenly felt as the unspoken, unacknowledged unfriend. Now, you can revel in your own rejection: Who Deleted Me, a recently relaunched app for iOS, Android and Google Chrome, tallies in real time all the one-time friends fleeing your Facebook feed. … Click to Continue »]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 07:42:40 CDT By Caitlin Dewey

Washington Post

]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article27112420.htmlExes explain ghosting, the ultimate silent treatmenthttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article26812621.html#storylink=rss
It was not long ago that Sean Penn and Charlize Theron were a happy couple: appearing together at fashion shows and film festivals, hugging on the beach. Recently, though, it was reported that Theron had stopped responding to Penn’s calls and text messages. She was “ghosting” him. … Click to Continue »]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2015 16:52:08 CDT By VALERIYA SAFRONOVA

New York Times

]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article26812621.htmlParents going viral with ugly hair cut videos shaming kidshttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article25948711.html#storylink=rss
Russell Fredrick’s middle son was 12 when he wouldn’t quit playing around in class and ignoring his homework, so the barber did what he does best. He picked up his clippers and cut off his fade. … Click to Continue »]]>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:46:46 CDTBy LEANNE ITALIE

Associated Press

]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article25948711.htmlRevisiting conversational skills in the digital agehttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article24664411.html#storylink=rss
The teenagers Robert Duran spotted at the local pizza parlor were gathered around a table on a Friday night, but they weren’t talking or joking, they were staring down at their cellphones. … Click to Continue »]]>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:20:42 CDT By Nara Schoenberg

]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article24394846.htmlCrafting stronger bonds: The benefits of families pursuing hobbies togetherhttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article23653687.html#storylink=rss
At an age when many girls shun their parents, Ardie Wood, 14, and her sister, Annie, 12, of Buhl, Idaho, make time to create stop-motion films with their mom, Chelly. … Click to Continue »]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 10:05:47 CDT By Leslie Mann

Chicago Tribune

]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article23653687.htmlKeep kids busy with budget-friendly activities in Wichita areahttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article21235278.html#storylink=rss
Bored kids are known to bug their parents or cause some mischief. It’s best to keep their minds and bodies occupied in summer, but it’s not always easy to do on a budget. … Click to Continue »]]>Sun, 17 May 2015 12:51:00 CDTBy Laura Roddy

]]>http://www.kansas.com/living/family/article23074464.htmlDating deja vu: How to stop falling for the same wrong typehttp://www.kansas.com/living/family/article21416157.html#storylink=rss
Albert Einstein, as legend would have it, said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. … Click to Continue »]]>Tue, 19 May 2015 17:30:21 CDT By Heidi Stevens